SITWELL

WRAP YOUR shoulders in this wide crescent shawl, created for us by Anniken Allis. She has chosen a lovely hand-dyed sock yarn which showcases the lace pattern beautifully. The stitch patterns are both charted and written out for you.

PATTERN NOTES RUSSIAN CAST OFF

K2, slip both sts back to left needle, K2tog tbl, *K1, slip both sts back to left needle, K2tog tbl. Rep from * to end.

GARTER TAB

Anniken recommends starting the Garter Tab with a provisional cast-on method. She has uses a modified version of the Turkish/ Eastern cast-on - find her tutorial here: http://bit.ly/annico Turkish/Eastern Cast-on: Hold the needle tips of the circular needles together in the left hand, tie a slip knot on the bottom needle. Wrap the yarn under the needles, up the back of the needles and down the front of the needles; wrap yarn around a total of three times. Pull the bottom needle tip forward ready to knit the sts on the top needle tip. Then work the first row of the garter stitch tab.

CHART PATTERNS

(written instructions)

CHART A

Row 1 (RS): K2, (yo, K1) three times, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, K5, s2kpo, K5, yo, K1, yo, SSK, K1; rep from * to last 4 sts, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 2 (WS) and all following WS rows: See pattern instructions. Row 3: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K4, *K2tog, (K1, yo) twice, K4, s2kpo, K4, (yo, K1) twice, SSK, K1; rep from * to last 7 sts, K3, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 5: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K7, *K2tog, K2, yo, K1, yo, K3, s2kpo, K3, yo, K1, yo, K2, SSK, K1; rep from * to last 10 sts, K6, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 7: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K4, yo, K3, SSK, K1, *K2tog, K3, yo, K1, yo, K2, s2kpo, K2, yo, K1, yo, K3, SSK, K1; rep from * to last 13 sts, K2tog, K3, yo, K4, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 9: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2, K2tog, (K1, yo) twice, K4, SSK, K1, *K2tog, K4, (yo, K1) twice, s2kpo, (K1, yo) twice, K4, SSK, K1; rep from * to last 16 sts, K2tog, K4, (yo, K1) twice, SSK, K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 11: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K5, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, K5, SSK, K1, *K2tog, K5, yo, K1, yo, s2kpo, yo, K1, yo, K5, SSK, K1; rep from * to last 19 sts, K2tog, K5, yo, K1, yo, SSK, K5, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 13: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K6, K2tog, yo, K1, *yo, SSK, K5, K2tog, yo, K1; rep from * to last 12 sts, yo, SSK, K6, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 15: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2, *K1, yo, SSK, K3, K2tog, yo, K2; rep from * to last 5 sts, K1, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 17: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K5, *K2, yo, SSK, K1, K2tog, yo, K3; rep from * to last 8 sts, K4, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 19: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K8, *K3, yo, s2kpo, yo, K4; rep from * to last 11 sts, K7, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2.

CHART B

Row 1 (RS): K2, (yo, K1) three times, *K1, yo, K1, SSK, yo, K4, s2kpo, K4, yo, K2tog, K1, yo, K2; rep from * to last 4 sts, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 2 (WS) and all following WS rows: See pattern instructions. Row 3: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K4, *K2, yo, K1, SSK, yo, K3, s2kpo, K3, yo, K2tog, K1, yo, K3; rep from * to last 7 sts, K3, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 5: K2, yo, K1, yo, (K1, yo, K2tog) twice, K1, yo, K1, *(yo, K1, SSK) twice, yo, K2, s2kpo, K2, (yo, k2tog, K1) twice, yo, K1; rep from * to last 10 sts, (yo, K1, SSK) twice, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 7: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2, (K2tog, K1, yo) twice, K2, *K1, (yo, K1, SSK) twice, yo, K1, s2kpo, (K1, yo, K2tog) twice, K1, yo, K2; rep from * to last 13 sts, K1, (yo, K1, SSK) twice, K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2. Row 9: K2, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K4, (K2tog, K1, yo) twice, K2tog, yo, K1, *yo, (SSK, yo, K1) twice, SSK, yo, s2kpo, (yo, K2tog, K1) twice, yo, K2tog, yo, K1; rep from * to last 16 sts, yo, (SSK, yo, K1) twice, SSK, K4, (yo, K1) twice, yo, K2.

SHAWL

Using 4mm circular needles, cast on the Garter Tab, following instructions below and referring to pattern notes above. (If preferred, a regular cast-on can be used: cast on 9 sts, knit one row, then continue from ‘Commence stocking stitch’.)

GARTER TAB

Using the Turkish Cast-on or an alternative provisional cast-on, cast on 3 sts. Row 1: K3. Row 2: Sl 1 wyif, K2. Rep last row a further 6 times. Do not turn. Pick up 3 sts from slipped sts, K3 from cast-on edge. 9 sts. Knit one row.